Allen Eldridge
| Allen Eldridge | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Game designer |
Allen D. Eldridge is a game designer who has worked primarily on board games.
Career
Allen Eldridge met Stephen Cole at a local game club in Amarillo, Texas, and joined Cole at his company JP Productions a few years after he founded it in 1973.[1]:114 Cole and Eldridge decided to close down JP in November 1976, and the company shut down in spring of 1977.[1]:114 In the fall of 1978, Cole and Eldridge co-founded Task Force Games which they used to sell only to wholesalers and retailers and not to individuals.[1]:114 After Eldridge got a line on inexpensive boxes, Task Force was able to release Star Fleet Battles in a regular-sized and boxed second edition.[1]:114 After Cole left Task Force in 1983 to form his new company, the Amarillo Design Bureau, Eldridge stayed with Task Force.[1]:116 In April 1988, Eldridge sold Task Force Games to New World Computing.[1]:117